Health Unit Clerk

In addition to doctors and nurses, the health care industry employs many more people to support the care of patients. As a unit clerk, you will support the medical staff by performing non-clinical tasks under the supervision of nursing staff and providing a link between patients, nurses, physicians and other departments.

The Health Unit Clerk program at Sprott Shaw College will prepare you to work in settings such as hospitals, clinics, public health care agencies, insurance companies and long-term care facilities. 

Unit Clerk Certificate Program Information

This certificate program includes courses in:

• Pharmacological terminology
• Steps in the drugs cycle, classifications
• Drug effects
• Unit Clerk procedures

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion you will learn how to:

• Perform receptionist duties and checking in patients
• Manage and coordinate the scheduling of appointments
• Compile patients’ charts
• Transcribe physicians’ orders
• Prepare birth and/or death certificates
• Record vital signs
• Complete the admission, pre-operative, and post-operative procedures

Contact Sprott Shaw College today to learn about admission requirements, program start dates, tuition fees and tuition assistance options that may be available.

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Career opportunities include:

• Unit Clerk
• Nursing Unit Coordinator
• Health Unit Coordinator
• Medical Office Assistant
• Nursing Unit Assistant
• Nursing Unit Clerk